Leave a Legacy of Hope

You believe in the work of our ALSA Chapter, and you want to ensure that ALSA will continue to fund cutting-edge ALS research and provide vital services to those living with ALS.

By remembering our chapter in your estate plan, you create a legacy of hope for future generations of ALS patients and their families hope that a cure or treatment will be found and hope that comprehensive patient services can be found all over the country.

A myriad of easy giving options exist from naming our chapter as a beneficiary in your will to a more complex trust arrangement. You can make a gift today using assets such as securities, real estate, or personal property.

We’ve created this website to help you find the gift that’s right for you. Here you can learn to plan a gift to our ALSA Chapter. We’ll tell you about creative giving strategies that enhance your well-being and help us fulfill our mission as well.

Attorneys

Securities Brokers

Corporations and Foundations

More Information for Attorneys

Please use our correct legal name when assisting a client in making a gift through his or her will, living trust, or other estate plan.

A sample provision might read as follows

"I bequeath (here state the specific dollar amount, percentage, residue, or description of real or personal property) to [Insert our legal chapter name here], to be used or disposed of as The ALSA Chapter in its sole discretion deems appropriate."

Include our chapter's federal identification number.

To inform The ALSA Chapter of your client's intent, to receive a copy of our IRS determination letter, or for all other requests for information, please contact us directly.

More Information for Securities Brokers

Our chapter is pleased to accept gifts of securities. Please contact us for information needed to initiate such a gift on behalf of your client(s).

Brokers, one more thing, please.

Our ALSA Chapter needs to know whom to thank for their generosity. Gifts of stock are transferred to The ALSA Chapter anonymously. Please contact our Executive Director, when making a gift of securities on behalf of a client. 

Also, please send a copy of your client's transfer authorization letter to our chapter office.

More Information for Corporations and Foundations

The generous support of our foundation and corporate supporters enables our ALSA Chapter to make a positive difference in the lives of ALS patients, family members and caregivers through our comprehensive research, patient and community services, public education and advocacy programs.

Our chapter is recognized as exempt from federal income tax under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is registered under statutory laws throughout the United States . 

To learn more about how your foundation or corporation can join in the fight against ALS through program support and sponsorship opportunities, please contact us: